Display counter



Jan. 9, 1923.

T. L. TRACY.

DISPLAY COUNTER. v FILED MAR. 27. 1922.

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DISPLAY COUNTER. FILED MAR. 27. 1922.

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DISPLAY COUNTER.

' f Application led. March 27, 1922. Serial No. LSSG.v

To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it lrnown Athat l, `'lFIMoTHr L. TRACY, a citizenl of the United States, residing in the city of Richmond, in the county of Wayne, State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Display Counter, of which the following is a full, clear, and comprehensive specification and exposition, the same being such as will enable others to make and use the same with exactitude.

This invention relates to store-furniture, particularly `to counters or show cases, and especially to showing `and dispensing coffee, and it may be denominated a coffee counter.

rlhe object of the present invention, broadly state-d, is the provision of a display counter which is strong and durable in construction, simple in character, neat and attractive in appearance, eiiicient in practice,

and which can be manufactured and sold at a comparatively low price.

More specifically stated, my object is to provide a combined `counter and display cabinet, the construction being especially adapted for displaying various grades of coffee at one time, and from which the coffee maybe dispensed without materially disturbing the eliicient display thereof. rlhe counter being so constructed as to hold therein a maximum amount of bulk coffee, or other open goods, all contained in a minimum space. And also being adapted to give the greatest and most attractive display features.

. Other minor objects and particular advan tages of the invention will suggest themselves in the course of the following description, and as set forth inthe appended claims.

The preferred means for carrying out the principles of my invention in a practical manner is shown in the accompanying twosheets of drawings, in, whichMFigure 1 is a front elevation ofthe entire construction 'as assembled. Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof. Figure 3 is an end elevation of4 the same. Figure 4 is a rear side elevation. Figure 5 is a horizontal section as taken, for instance, on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4f. Figure 6 is a cross section, as taken on the line 6--6 of Fig. 1. Figure 7 is a detail section, showingthe manner of assembly, but taken for instance on the line 7 7 of Fig. 1, and Fieure `S shows one of the supports for the inclines.

Similar indices denote like parts throughout the several views. l

1n order lthat the construction, the operation, and the advantages of my invention may be more fully understood and appreciated .l will now take up a detailed description thereof in which l will set forth the same as fully and as clearly as I may.

Referring now to the drawings in detail: '.lhe ,central section of the construction includes the main end members 1 Iand 2 which form solid wooden partitions extending from numerals 5, 6 'and 7 denotes the stiles, to-

gethcr forming the main front frame, in

which is located the glass 9 and 10.

ntending from the rail 1 `downward to the floors, and also connecting the members 1 and 2, is the base-board 11.

Connecting the members 1 and 2 in the rear is ythe back-board 12 atthe top, the center rail 13, and the bottom rail `111.

Extending baclr from near the upper edge of the base 11 is the bottom 15, with its rear edge secured to the rail '13.

Connecting the opposing edges of the members 12 and 13, spaced apart and eX- tending vertically, are the stiles 16. Acplurality of glass `partitions 17 islocated vertically and parallel with each other.

They entend from the bottom 15 upward even with the upper 'endsof the members 1 and `2, one of each `extending from a stile 16, at the rear, forward to the glass 9 and 10, thereby dividing the interior ot the upper portion of the central section into (6) compartments. substantially as shown.

Fittingbetween each two of the partitions 17, and between each outermost partition 17 and the members 1 and 2, is an inclined bottoni. 18. The upper rear end of each of `the inclines 18 is'secured, as `by a bracket clip 19, tothe innery face of the baclcboard 12, as shown in Fig. 6.

The forward lower end of each of the in clines 18 is spaced from the glass 9 and 10, and each is supported by one or more metal rod-like supports 20. Said supports 20 ingsecured to the underside of their respective inclines, with the lower ends of said supports securedto the bottom 15, as shown Numerals 21 and 22 denote frames, having the respective glass 23 and 24 therein,itherel by formingl horizontal doors, the two together being of such size-as*to""coverlthetop of the central section.n Said horizontal doors are hinged at the rear o the back-board `12 each by a pair of hinges 25; V

n Asis Yclearly shown in Figs` 5 and .6 the members 1 Vand '2"project rearward beyond they central section, in order to provide the .means for ma'kingthev end sections of the i' and said frames of the :end sections extend 'from their respective tops 2,6 and 27 tothe floor line A, and each set of frames hasl its members secured together and to their respective members '1 and 2, each forming a hollow square, and the tops 26 and 27 `are rigidly secured thereto.

Each'ot' the frames 28, v29, 32 and 33 carries therein a three-.ply panel, 34, 35,36 and 37, respectively. The' frames 30 and'31 have nopanels thereinbut are open to provide ingressK and egress.` f n H Fromfthe above it is apparent that wenow have aconstruction to be employed as `a counter, or more specifically as a cotlee case. `The iront shownin Fig. V1 being the" side next the customenwith lthe clerk or dealer operating onthe other side, inthe rear.

:Theodoors covering the central section maybe'- turned back, 'after which theoofee maybe placed inthe several compartments lilling` thek compartments each ywith a distinct gradeorkind kof coiee. As each section is filled the cofeeflows down over the lower end of the incline and runs back a short distance on the bottom 15, but finally when the compartmentisfullyit is apparent ,thatit will appear from the front as though theinterior of. the case were entirely filled,

as,.fthe incline ,would not be seen.

This arrangement also permits the custorner to see a',largevextent of coffee, in the front and through the top, butthe top will prevent dust or dirt vfrom settling in the coffee, and also will preventv the coiee from being handled by the customer, but at the same time there is easy access for the dealer in the rear to scoop the coffee from the bottom 15, by operating through the spaces between the stiles 16;, as there5 will!` be no doors or lids to voperate the arrangement-will facilitate the work.

o it-.coffee mill; may-.be located on one of the tops 26, or 27, and weighing scales may be placedfo-n the other one of said tops, thereby making the dispensing of coffee very handy.

' Thespace fb'elowthe bottom 15, and the `spaces in the end sections below the tops 2,6

and provide 'Spams for thestorag'e 0fsurplusstock or other goods, 'va-lll of said spacesy being opento the rear, and-like the opening between the Stiles `1 '6",'they are'without closures orvdoors. In the upper portions of the -4members and'2,`tha't is above the tops26rand27fthere are located panels of'glass, as-the 3g-lass panel 34 shown in'Fig.' 3. l

1 desire that 'it lbe understood" that various changesjmay be made `in the severalJ details o fconstructi'on `v`from' that f herein f shown Land described without departing 'from the yspirit of theinvention and ywithoutsaoloi-ng any of vthe advantages thereof'v which are new Aandl useful and whichainvolves invention'. yHaving, nowl fully ,shownA andtdesori-bed my invention, what Iclaim-andldesire-toasecure by Letters d Patentfof theTl-flnited States,

1S. c v A 1. A di splay counter `hayinga centralfsection, ,and sections 'of' less lieiglit and -of greater width thanthe centralsectiomdoors coveringthe top of'the central'sectiomtransparenciesaor the'doors, 'therontof thetcentra] section being. formed transparent, abettom on the inside ofthe central section, said bottom being, `located near the' lcenter Avertically of .the central section, transparent partitions dividing the interior of`thecentral` section above'saidibottomintofa plural ity fof compartments, an linc'line, *located betwen each two yof Saidpartiti'ons landabove said botom, said partitions -being securedjiat their rear upper `ends to the 5-backo'f'the'oentral section` and projecting Efromjthere fiorward and downward, with their orwa-rd lower ends'spaced lfrom the 'rontof-ithecentral section, and means for securing Saidlncline insaid position. v

A display countercomprisingincombiL nation, a, central section, end sections voff less height and of greater width thanithe central section and 'rigidly connectedl therewith,glass doors covering" the topofthe eentral section, transparenciesingthe frontof the central section, a solidfbottom -througl'b out the interior. of, the centralfsectionxand located v.near `the center vertically thereof, a plurality `oi' transparent partitions extendl ing fromsaidfbottoin to said doorsand 'from the iront to the Vback ofthe centrallrsection and dividing the interior or" the upper portion of the central section into a plurality of compartments7 an inclined support located between each two of 'the partitions and betweenthe two outer partitions and the encls of the central section, means for securing said inclines at their rear upper enols to the 

